Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made

Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's

Republic of China

November 1, 1994.

AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 8, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of

Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of these

limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards

of each Customs port or call (202) 927-6703. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended;

section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C.

1854).

The current limits for Categories 314, 340, 440, 440-M (sublimit),

617, 634 and 636 are being increased, variously, for carryforward,

swing and carryover. As a result, the limits for Categories 314, 340,

617, 634 and 636, and sublimit 440-M, which are currently filled, will

re-open.

A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS

numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Categories

with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (see Federal

Register notice 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993). Also see

59 FR 3847, published on January 27, 1994.

The letter to the Commissioner of Customs and the actions taken

pursuant to it are not designed to implement all of the provisions of

the Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 1994, but are

designed to assist only in the implementation of certain of its

provisions.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

November 1, 1994.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,

the directive issued to you on January 24, 1994, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber,

silk blend and other vegetable fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in the People's Republic of China and exported during

the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends

through December 31, 1994.

Effective on November 8, 1994, you are directed to amend further

the directive dated January 24, 1994 to increase the limits for the

following categories, as provided under the terms of the Memorandum

of Understanding dated January 17, 1994 between the Governments of

the United States and the People's Republic of China:

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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\

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Sublevels in Group I

314................................ 48,873,541 square meters.

340................................ 868,813 dozen of which not more

than 434,406 shall be in Category

340-Z\2\.

440................................ 39,729 dozen of which not more than

22,702 dozen shall be in Category

440-M\3\.

617................................ 16,749,517 square meters.

634................................ 604,152 dozen.

636................................ 556,625 dozen.

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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported

after December 31, 1993.

\2\Category 340-Z: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,

6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060.

\3\Category 440-M: HTS numbers 6203.21.0030, 6203.23.0030, 6205.10.1000,

6205.10.2010, 6205.10.2020, 6205.30.1510, 6205.30.1520, 6205.90.2020,

6295.90.4020 and 6211.31.0030.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has

determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 94-27554 Filed 11-4-94; 8:45 am]

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